To Donald, While the Pews in Salisbury Are Empty

Declared advocacy, not analysis

This column is written under the declared perspective of Hector Rentier, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.

The pen did not hesitate. Neither did he look behind it.

Editorial cartoon by Hector Rentier: To Donald, While the Pews in Salisbury Are Empty

This cartoon ran with To Donald, While the Pews in Salisbury Are Empty.

Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Hector Rentier
Primary entities
Word of Life Center, Salisbury, Maryland, Roosevelt Toussaint, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Donald Trump
Themes
Temporary Protected Status, Haitian immigration, deportation fears, immigrant religious communities
Floor values engaged
Equality & fairness, human_life_and_dignity, Accountability of power